Nancy Pelosi is used to the media. However, after announcing her decision to stay on as the Democratic leader on Wednesday, one question in particular set her off.

NBC's Luke Russert asked, "Some of your colleagues privately say that your decision to stay on prohibits the party from having a younger leadership and hurts the party in the long term. What's your response?"

Pelosi is 72 years old, and her deputies, House
Minority Whip Steny Hoyer and Assistant Leader James Clyburn, are 73
and 72.

After shouts of "age discrimination" from the women standing behind her, Pelosi responded: "So you're
suggesting that everybody step aside? ... Let's for a moment honor it as
a legitimate question, although it's quite offensive. But you don't
realize that, I guess."

The question is, was it legitimate or not? Social media users have been happy to provide their opinions: